Deal of the Day: Bargain Boxes Of Edible Arrangements

January 21, 2011

Deal of the Day: Sweet Deal At Edible Arrangements

Surprise a friend or treat yourself. Through Sunday, 12-piece boxes of hand-dipped fruit, regularly $25, are $10 at all Edible Arrangements stores, including those in Avon, West Hartford, Manchester, Rocky Hill and Manchester. Information: http://www.EdibleArrangments.com.

Tickets go on sale Friday, Jan. 21, at 11 a.m. for Wilco's second Solid Sound Festival, happening June 24-26 at Mass MoCA in North Adams, Mass.

The lineup is yet to come, but expect a pair of headline performances from Wilco. This year's festival also includes a "comedy cabaret" hosted by John Hodgman, a Euclid Records pop-up store (Wilco singer Jeff Tweedy once worked at the first-rate St. Louis music store, where the band's manager, Tony Margherita, was his boss), "a wide array of all-ages programming" and a Solid Sound campground.

The cost is $99.50 for a limited number of three-day "early worm" passes (the regular price is $124), or $65 for Friday, $78 for Saturday and $65 for Sunday. Buy tickets via SolidSoundFestival.com, massmoca.org or the Mass MoCA box office.

Also: Don't wait to book accommodations. Lodgings in the North Adams area are filling up fast, and more than a few places require an odious three-night minimum.

—Eric R. Danton (courant.com/danton)

Daily Health Hint

Pregnant women should avoid sharing food utensils with children. Their saliva may contain a virus that could be harmful to them and their unborn child.